If you don’t die, there is still plenty of hope for you, such is the case of the Gwo Gwo king, Mike Ejeagha who popularized the Igbo folklore song about Enyi, the elephant and Mbe, the tortoise way back in 1983.
The song did win a certain level of recognition for the-then 51-year-old musician but when you say ‘viral’ (how did we even come by that good bad word), the gentleman didn’t have it.
Then, the entertainer Brainjotter (real name: Chukwuebuka Amuzie) probably never born in 1983 comes on the scene with his comedic display of the song – only God knows how he found that song – did a masterpiece of a dance to it, the dance trended and others started doing the gwo gwo #dancechallenge, and boom, Pa’s 1983 song became a 2024 hit. The 1983 song ranks 14th on Shazam’s global search for 2024. Should I do gwo gwo #dancechallenge too, who will join me because it takes 2 to tango to #gwogwo.
Now to you, maybe the story of father Abraham who got his scion boy-child at 100 years sounds like a concocted, far-flung Jewish folklore, the story of 92-year-old Pa Mike Ejeagha happened in Nigeria, right before you, in your day. From the ol’ gentleman who is counting down, Pa Ejeagha is now bustling with new life. His entire life story has been positively impacted not just for him but for his children and grandchildren.
Life truly doesn’t end except you die, by death I mean you give up hoping. Push back despondency with your hope. Rise to a new Life. Go, go, have a great week ahead!